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Hace 2 días · The museum was established in 1753, largely based on the collections of the Anglo-Irish physician and scientist Sir Hans Sloane. It first opened to the public in 1759, in Montagu House, on the site of the current building.
Hace 5 días · Established by act of Parliament in 1753, the museum was originally based on three collections: those of Sir Hans Sloane; Robert Harley, 1st earl of Oxford; and Sir Robert Cotton.
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Hace 2 días · The museum was formerly an integral part of the British Museum, which originated in 1753 when the government acquired the collections of Sir Hans Sloane. Under the superintendency of Richard Owen, the natural history collections were moved to the current premises, which opened to the public in 1881.
1 de may. de 2024 · In the history of English chocolate Sir Hans Sloane occupies a special place. This is not because he ‘invented’ milk chocolate, as is commonly although inaccurately mentioned, but more for his botanical and medical interest in cacao.
Hace 1 día · Early life Main article: Early life of Isaac Newton Isaac Newton was born (according to the Julian calendar in use in England at the time) on Christmas Day, 25 December 1642 (NS 4 January 1643 [a]) at Woolsthorpe Manor in Woolsthorpe-by-Colsterworth, a hamlet in the county of Lincolnshire. His father, also named Isaac Newton, had died three months before. Born prematurely, Newton was a small ...
14 de may. de 2024 · First-year student Aeryn Zahn made an important discovery in her Source Project course: a book once owned by Sir Hans Sloane, whose collection is the foundation of the British Museum. Image Credit: Jonathan Cohen.
Hace 3 días · Our illustrations include a view of the two cedars that outlived their fellows for many years, a drawing of the statue of Sir Hans Sloane, the presiding genius of the garden, and a photograph of the old lead tank, whose date, however (1670), points to an earlier source than the garden at Chelsea.
